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pencil
has definitions from the fields of writing,chemistry
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[ noun ] (writing) a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)In Chicago , some time ago , Mr._H. , age 27 , a diabetic since he was six , stopped using insulin because he had bought a `` magic spike '' - a glass tube about the size of a pencil filled with barium chloride worth a small fraction of a cent - sold by the Vrilium_Company of Chicago for $ 306 as a cure-all . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Sometimes he would grunt softly to some invisible onlooker beside him , sometimes he would look stern and moralistic as his pencil did what he disapproved . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Winston took_out a pencil , admired the point , and wrote slowly and heavily , `` Clothes Stand '' . Related terms writing_implement lead_pencil slate_pencil point point rubber_eraser |
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[ noun ] a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
Examples "an eyebrow pencil" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
Examples "the words were scribbled in pencil" "this artist's favorite medium is pencil" Related terms |
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